2018 House Bill 5941 ↩

Senate Roll Call 966: Passed

To establish that only the governor, the state fire marshal or the head of the Department of Natural Resources has the authority to authorize a statewide ban on open fires or fireworks use due to extremely dry conditions. The bill would also give local fire chiefs authority to impose burn bans in their jurisdiction if the DNR has elevated the fire risk criteria to "very high" for 72 hours.